MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A71
Motherboard	MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 14:29
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 742 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB; rtx 3080 CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 230 Parallax 292 207% 259 fps	MRender 291 Gravity 220 Splatting 133 166% 215 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 392 392 305 171 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 485 Mixed 382 SusWrite 298 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.4 220% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 202GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 279 298 298 297 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 399 SusWrite 303 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.6 224% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 86 85 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 78.3 Write 78.6 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 85.2 102% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 162% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,830x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,201x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	521x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	962x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	209x
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples	183x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	389x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	224x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples	220x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16